Der zehnte Oktober
October tenth
Language note: Remember to capitalize the month names in German, as they are nouns.
Culture note: October is famous for Oktoberfest, a traditional beer festival held in Munich.
Context: They fondly speak about a concert attended on October tenth.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Der
[dyer]
The
A definite article used before nouns to specify them as something previously considered.
Der zehnte Oktober war sehr kalt.
The tenth of October was very cold.
zehnte
[TSAYN-tuh]
tenth
The ordinal number representing the number ten in a sequence.
Ich erinnere mich an den zehnten Oktober.
I remember the tenth of October.
Oktober
[ok-TOH-ber]
October
The tenth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
Am zehnten Oktober beginnt der Herbst richtig.
On the tenth of October, autumn really begins.
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